Jennifer's Makeover

[Redneck]

Did not realize that he was a salary man, my apologies... new you were a pilot just did not know that it was a salary job, I kind of thought that pilots were paid either by the hour or the trip. Consider me educated.

Paul

 

[Flyboy]

There will be no apologising on my thread, its a free for all, crack a cold one and help yourselves you are both right, my full time job as charter pilot is a salaried one, no matter if I fly one hour or a hundred for the month, so it is stable income, but times are hard, the market is quite so salaries are not great, so I moonight two other jobs to make extra cash, I give part time flight instruction and I do lecturing of the theory subjects for the Commercial and Airline Transport lisenses, both of which pay by the hour, so the longer I am in front of the white board or in the air, the more I earn.

Dan, everyone is considered more important than pilots, even the dogs that keep the birds off the airfield, pilots are considered third class citizens by most of civilization, reprobates and scoff laws, I tell you, pilots are only cool dudes in the movies.

 

[rustybronco]

Dan, everyone is considered more important than pilots, even the dogs that keep the birds off the airfield, pilots are considered third class citizens by most of civilization, reprobates and scoff laws, I tell you, pilots are only cool dudes in the movies.

Not in my book!

Stan, your not going to disappoint me if you don't have the time to come over here in July. Get your son fixed up, your projects finished and your bank account replenished. I am saving up to make it over your way the early part of next year, we can always swap lies then.

 

[Flyboy]

Stan, your not going to disappoint me if you don't have the time to come over here in July

Shhhhhhhh:-$:-$ don't let the minister of fun hear that, she thinks otherwise.

 

[rustybronco]

Well then, we''ll have to keep up the ruse for the 'fun governors' benefit won't we!

 

[Flyboy]

Ok, finally got some work in, and a few pics for y'alls perusal, been tinkering along with the wiring harness mostly, since the last update, but its been slow going as life has a way of keeping one otherwise occupied from time to time, and so it has been.
Luckily it is pretty clean work, so to speak, so I have been able to do it in the house in the evenings small bits at a time, today it was into the garage to carry on with it on the bike, as there is a lot that needs to be done on the bike itself and a wiring diagram just isn't good enough.
So, just like reading the Sunday paper, I started at the back and worked my way forward.

Yes, yes, I know, I have to loosen the rear mudguard to route the wiring under the steel brace....

Electrical panel all wired up

Then I decided that a few of the peripheral bits that plug into the harness need to be in place to get things right properly as they should be, actually I got bored playing with the spaghetti so I turned my attention to the handle bar controls, started with the left.

This is what I have to deal with

Yep, that is some form of wildlife on the corner of the steel backing plate, I know, I know Dale, "leave him be, he don't eat much".....sorry, not going to happen.
And yes that board is cracked clean in half.......don't ask.
Luckily along with zip ties and duct tape, this stuff holds the world together.

Beware the pinggones, yes, one, I will be spending the better part of next Sunday morning on my hands and knees on the garage floor.

Much better

Even some new connectors and new sleeving.

 

[GateKeeper]

Sheeesh and all I did was wrap my harness up in some new electrical tape, dabbed some di-electric grease on all the connections, cleaned them up and and called it a day....

very nice work.....should be good as you say another 30 years.....

did ya feed the bug ?????

 

[Flyboy]

Unfortunately the light is not good and my cheap camera is no better, so it really does not show up nicely, but trust me on this, this is about as close as you are ever going to get to the original OEM colour, it is a dead ringer, seriously.
I am super happy with it.

Mounted the bars for chits and giggles, so I could sit and make vrooom vrooom noises.

Oh yeah, and I said a while back that i got the little storage locker under the tail done.

 

[Flyboy]

No GK, I never fed the bug....

 

[GateKeeper]

Unfortunately the light is not good and my cheap camera is no better, so it really does not show up nicely, but trust me on this, this is about as close as you are ever going to get to the original OEM colour, it is a dead ringer, seriously.
I am super happy with it.

looks good, can I ask what you used, and how well will it hold up...

I have just stripped down my right and left levers, and their housings, now they are shiny aluminum, and was not sure what to use to paint them with, all the stuff so far that I have used and painted, chips really easy, and it makes me mad, so I am wondering is there something that will hold up a bit better.......I mean the moment I tighten up a screw on any part, there goes the paint.....

I also need to do the master cylinder for the front brake, so it will have to stand up to brake fluid as well.....

any thoughts....?

 

[Flyboy]

GK, I used, believe it or not, a BMW motor car OEM colour, called Cosmic Black, it is a two part, base coat/clear coat, but the magic is, if you don't apply the clear, the base coat does not shine, giving you a finish somewhere between gloss and satin, I reckon about 70% gloss, which is what they were fom the factory.
Also, I can't remember the 750ES, I don't think it is the same though, it has plain black if I remember correctly, but the G's, and I think the other litre bikes '80 - '81 actually had a very fine metal flake in the swiches, which you could see if you look carefully, they were not just flat black, the Cosmic Black has the same metal flake.

How it will hold up??? I have no idea, we shall see, but I doubt it will be an issue, it certainly won't chip off when tightening up he pinch bolts.
As for brake fluid, I am afraid there is no paint that will stand up to it, no matter what anyone tells you, the only thing is anodizing or powder coating.
I still have my calipers and master cylinders to do, and I am not sure what I am going to do yet, if budget allows, when I get around to them, probably black anodizing, otherwise a good 2K paint, and just be very careful during assembly and bleeding, I guess the trick is to keep the brake fluid inside the system, after all.

 

[GateKeeper]

Thanks....

 

[rustybronco]

Yep, that is some form of wildlife on the corner of the steel backing plate, I know, I know Dale, "leave him be, he don't eat much".....sorry, not going to happen.

Should have left that bug alone. Now the SPCA is going to come looking for you. I mean, are you qualified to know if that rare African 'flybug' was actually dead or not... Sheesh... you should have left where it was.

All kidding aside, that left control looks excellent! now that you cleaned it up all nice and proper. I sure hope it wasn't anything I did, that caused you to take it apart and clean it up so professional like? How about I mail you off those stickers you got from Frank Z so you can add the finishing touches to it?

 

[rustybronco]

Fitted the tail light, all nice and white again, after repainting, it was faded a dark yellow.

I have the same issue on my '78. Did you use a 2K paint on the housing like you did with the rest of your parts and what did you use for a primer if you used any.

 

[Flyboy]

Dale, I believe the bug was quite dead.

I sure hope it wasn't anything I did, that caused you to take it apart and clean it up so professional like

Dale, that switch was due for makeover from the start, just like the rest of the bike, but yes your work sure is a driving inspiration, although I gave up trying to follow your lead a long time ago, due to the fact that I don't have a snowballs hope in hell of achieving the same results, all the same, if my work turns out half as good, it is pretty damn hot.
As for the light, no primer, just roughed it up to give the paint good purchase, and 4 coats of "Appliance White" straight out of a $2 rattle can, cheap and nasty.
I figured that that tail light housing is the most protected part of the whole motorcycle, and really does not need paint with any sort of durability, besides it was never painted from the factory, so it is the plastic itself that has faded with age, the paint will retain its colour for another 30 years, besides, I was not going to spend on a half a litre of 2K when that is the only part of the whole bike that gets done white.

 

[cowboyup3371]

And I thought my left control was nastier than heck, that one takes the prize and then some. But it looks fantastic now Stan so keep it up and hurry up would you? I want to hear this bike run.

 

[Flyboy]

You and me both Scott, you and me both, I need to win the lotto first to inject any sort of steam into the rebuild, you know what its like having too much month left at the end of the money.

 

[Guest]

Stan... I believe that deserves a progress party... :dancing::clap::dancing::clap::lol::hand::-\\\

Awesome work again! And I'll bet a lady's coin purse fits perfectly in that rear glove box...

 

[Redneck]

Awesome work again! And I'll bet a lady's coin purse fits perfectly in that rear glove box...

Pete is trying to get rid of that stigma.... Nice to see the progress rolling along. And trust me I so do understand the too much month not enough money routine. The sad part being is that it seems to be the routine now a days.

Keep it up. Little steps one at a time.

Paul

 

[7981GS]

If you keep this up, that bike is going to be too nice looking to ride.


Eric